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2009–10 Heineken Cup
International rugby union competition
International rugby union competition
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2009–10 Heineken Cup |
| imagesize | 200px |
| caption | Official logo |
| countries | England |
| France | |
| Ireland | |
| Italy | |
| Scotland | |
| Wales | |
| tournament format | Round-robin and Knockout |
| date | Oct 2009 – May 2010 |
| teams | 24 |
| matches | 79 |
| attendance | 1080598 |
| top point scorer | FRA Dimitri Yachvili (Biarritz) (113 points) |
| top try scorer | IRE Tommy Bowe (Ospreys) (7 tries) |
| venue | Stade de France, Saint-Denis |
| attendance2 | 78,962 |
| champions | FRA Toulouse |
| count | 4 |
| runner-up | FRA Biarritz Olympique |
| website | https://web.archive.org/web/20080506141030/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/ |
| previous year | 2008–09 |
| previous tournament | 2008–09 Heineken Cup |
| next year | 2010–11 |
| next tournament | 2010–11 Heineken Cup |
France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales | runner-up = FRA Biarritz Olympique The 2009–10 Heineken Cup was the 15th season of the Heineken Cup, the annual rugby union European club competition for clubs from the top six nations in European rugby. It started in October 2009 and ended on 22 May 2010 with the final at Stade de France in which Toulouse defeated Biarritz 21–19 to win the trophy for the fourth time.
Teams
Seven English teams participated, as an English team, Leicester Tigers, progressed further in the previous year's tournament than any French or Italian team. France had six participants, Ireland three, Wales four, Italy two and Scotland two.
On 29 May 2009, Newport Gwent Dragons defeated Calvisano 42–17 in a play-off to secure the 24th and final qualification place.
| England | France | Wales | Ireland | Scotland | Italy |
|---|
Seeding
The seeding system was the same as in the 2008–09 tournament. The 24 competing teams are ranked based on past Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup performance, with each pool receiving one team from each quartile, or Tier. The requirement to have only one team per country in each pool, however, still applied (with the exception of the inclusion of the seventh English team).
The brackets show each team's European Rugby Club Ranking at the start of the 2009–10 season.
| Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland Munster (1) | ENG Leicester Tigers (2) | Ireland Leinster (3) | FRA Toulouse (4) |
| WAL Cardiff Blues (8) | FRA Stade Français (9) | ENG Gloucester (10) | FRA Perpignan (11) |
| ENG Northampton Saints (15) | ENG Sale Sharks (16) | FRA Clermont (17) | WAL Scarlets (18) |
| ENG Harlequins (23) | SCO Glasgow Warriors (24) | SCO Edinburgh (26) | ITA Benetton Treviso (28) |
Pool stage
The draw for the pool stage took place on 9 June 2009 in Paris.
:{| class="wikitable"
| + Key to colours |
|---|
| Winner of each pool, and best two runners-up, |
| advance to quarterfinals. Seed # in parentheses |
| - |
| Third- through fifth- highest-scoring second-place teams |
| parachute into the knockout stage of the European Challenge Cup. |
| Seed # in brackets |
| } |
Pool 1
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland Munster (1) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 185 | 94 | 91 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| ENG Northampton Saints (8) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 138 | 104 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| FRA Perpignan | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 108 | 123 | −15 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| ITA Benetton Treviso | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 26 | −19 | 68 | 178 | −110 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Pool 2
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA Biarritz (2) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 188 | 97 | 91 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| ENG Gloucester [6] | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 119 | 129 | −10 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| SCO Glasgow Warriors | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 120 | 140 | −20 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| WAL Newport Gwent Dragons | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 108 | 169 | −61 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Pool 3
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA Clermont Auvergne (5) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 201 | 120 | 81 | 3 | 2 | 21 |
| WAL Ospreys (7) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 188 | 121 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| ENG Leicester Tigers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 187 | 123 | 64 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| ITA Viadana | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 42 | −36 | 83 | 295 | −212 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pool 4
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA Stade Français (6) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 124 | 95 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| Ireland Ulster | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 127 | 94 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| SCO Edinburgh | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 64 | 94 | −30 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| ENG Bath | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 84 | 116 | −32 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Pool 5
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA Toulouse (3) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 143 | 92 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
| WAL Cardiff Blues [5] | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 149 | 104 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| ENG Sale Sharks | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 126 | 153 | −27 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| ENG Harlequins | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 102 | 171 | −69 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Pool 6
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland Leinster (4) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 154 | 60 | 94 | 3 | 1 | 22 |
| WAL Scarlets [7] | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 116 | 147 | −31 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| ENG London Irish | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 140 | 94 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| FRA Brive | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 68 | 177 | −109 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- Scarlets win the tiebreaker over London Irish by virtue of winning both of the matches between the two teams.
Seeding and runners-up
- Bare numbers indicate Heineken Cup quarterfinal seeding.
- Numbers with "C" indicate Challenge Cup quarterfinal seeding.
| Seed | Pool Winners | Pts | TF | +/− | Seed | Pool Runners-up | Pts | TF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland Munster | 24 | 19 | +91 | |||||
| 2 | FRA Biarritz | 23 | 19 | +91 | |||||
| 3 | FRA Toulouse | 23 | 14 | +51 | |||||
| 4 | Ireland Leinster | 22 | 19 | +94 | |||||
| 5 | FRA Clermont | 21 | 24 | +81 | |||||
| 6 | FRA Stade Français | 18 | 11 | +29 | |||||
| 7 | WAL Ospreys | 20 | 17 | +67 | |||||
| 8 | ENG Northampton | 19 | 16 | +34 | |||||
| 5C | WAL Cardiff Blues | 18 | 14 | +45 | |||||
| 6C | ENG Gloucester | 17 | 12 | −10 | |||||
| 7C | WAL Scarlets | 17 | 12 | −29 | |||||
| – | Ireland Ulster | 17 | 11 | +33 |
Knock-out stage
The semi-final draw was conducted on 24 January in Paris. The winner of the topmost quarter-final on each side of the bracket receives home-country advantage in its semi-final. (The competition organisers have traditionally allowed Biarritz to take semi-finals to Spain, as it has stadiums that meet Heineken Cup semi-final hosting requirements that are far closer to Biarritz than any acceptable venue in France. The club also enjoys large support in the Basque Country of Spain, a region with which it shares a cultural affinity.)
All times are local times.
Quarter-finals
Balshaw 50' c Byrne 35' m Walker 75' c
Howlett (2) 24' m, 75' c de Villiers 52' c
Albacete 58' c Heymans 74' c
Semi-finals
Skrela 60' c Kearney (1/1) 42'
Final
Main article: 2010 Heineken Cup Final
The final was played at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis.
Skrela (3/5) 33', 36', 65' Skrela (2/2) 51', 58'
Leading scorers
Points
| Rank | Name | Club | Appearances | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRA Dimitri Yachvili | FRA Biarritz | 7 | 113 |
| 2 | IRE Ronan O'Gara | IRE Munster | 8 | 98 |
| 3 | WAL Dan Biggar | WAL Ospreys | 7 | 90 |
| 4 | AUS Brock James | FRA Clermont Auvergne | 7 | 76 |
| 5 | NZL Ben Blair | WAL Cardiff Blues | 6 | 75 |
Tries
| Rank | Name | Club | Appearances | Tries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IRE Tommy Bowe | WAL Ospreys | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | ENG Chris Ashton | ENG Northampton Saints | 6 | 6 |
| NZL Scott Hamilton | ENG Leicester Tigers | 6 | 6 | |
| USA Takudzwa Ngwenya | FRA Biarritz | 7 | 6 | |
| 5 | FRA Julien Malzieu | FRA Clermont Auvergne | 6 | 5 |
| FIJ Napolioni Nalaga | FRA Clermont Auvergne | 5 | 5 |
References
- Kitson, Robert. (2010-05-22). "Toulouse outmuscle Biarritz to win uninspiring Heineken Cup final". [[The Guardian]].
- (2009-05-29). "Calvisano 17–42 NG Dragons". BBC.
- "ERC European Rankings (May 2009)". European Rugby Cup.
- "ERC Draw Regulations (May 2009)". European Rugby Cup.
- "Résultat et résumé Biarritz – Toulouse, match en direct – Coupe d'Europe 2009–2010, Finale, Samedi 22 Mai 2010".
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